Category: Vaera
THE JEWISH BUTTERFLY EFFECT (PODCAST)
What impact can we have on others to bring them closer to God? Rashi suggests... Read More
PHARAOH’S HARDENED HEART
One of the great mysteries of the Exodus story is the phenomenon of Pharaoh’s hardened... Read More
THE JEWISH BUTTERFLY EFFECT
One of the most idiosyncratic philosophers and cultural commentators of the postwar period was a... Read More
GIVE ME YAVNEH AND ITS SCHOLARS
Some weeks ago, I hosted Melanie Phillips for dinner at my home. Although Melanie and... Read More
EXODUS, BUT BY WHOSE MIGHTY HAND?
In the preamble to Parshat Va’era, God assures Moses that the Israelites will be freed... Read More
CAN A SECRET BE A NON-SECRET
The infamous bon-viveur, Anthony Haden-Guest, is purported to have once told a friend, “of course... Read More
EXPLORING THE MYSTERY OF GOD’S NAME
After failing to get Pharaoh’s attention, Moses communes with God, who informs him not to... Read More
GOD’S BLUEPRINT FOR JEWISH IDENTITY
I have not read Dorit Rabinyan’s book ‘Borderlife’, and I’m pretty sure I never will.... Read More